Great News for Tesla Lovers in India- You Might Own One Soon!

The Government of India has cleared the air with Tesla CEO Elon Musk and as it turns out Musk indeed was misinformed. The bottom line is, if everything falls into place Tesla will soon hit the Indian market. India has aimed to ‘go electric’ by 2030- This move will certainly help both the parties. If India indeed gives preference to electric cars, Tesla will quickly capture the market.

In September 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had visited Tesla’s facility in San Jose and showed keen interest in some of their path breaking inventions, particularly in the renewable energy sector which can have multiple applications in remote rural areas.

“These, however, are not applicable to manufacturers as goods are made in India,” it said. “After manufacturing in India, a foreign investor is permitted to sell its products in any manner—wholesale, retail or e-commerce,” the government said, adding that it also permits wholesale trade of imported goods in India without sourcing conditions.

India had earlier invited Tesla to make the country its Asia manufacturing hub. Musk himself had indicated that Tesla might establish a “gigafactory” there to manufacture lithium-ion batteries as per the report by Quartz. A senior roads ministry official told the ET that Tesla has made no official proposal to produce cars or batteries in the country yet.

If indeed there is no availability of components, as Musk claims, Tesla could import them and assemble the car in India. (Image- News18)

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